What Airbnb learned from Jiro Dreams of Sushi
Jiro Dreams of Sushi, Charles and Ray Eames, and Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles — the under cover influences of breakout web star Airbnb. Read more »
Startups are great, but we can learn a lot from “end-ups,” too
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For many, startups embody the ideals of passion, innovation and agility that can get lost in mature businesses. But John Maeda, president of RISD, says there is also plenty to admire in “end-ups.” Read more »
Born to help make the rent, Airbnb grew from good design
Airbnb, the darling success story of Paul Graham’s Y Combinator, began with a few design guys in San Francisco renting out an air mattress to customers, but the service has grown immensely since then, and Joe Gebbia, the company’s co-founder, said it was all about design. Read more »
Announcing Airbnb co-founder Joe Gebbia to speak at RoadMap
We’re excited to welcome Joe Gebbia, Airbnb co-founder and Chief Product Officer, to the RoadMap conference, a day long event focused on design in the age of connectedness. Read more »
This week in European events
Europe’s buzzing with small events this week, giving everyone plenty to sink their teeth into. Here’s our pick of three that you may find interesting or useful. Read more »
AirBnB gets $112M in new investment
AirBnB, a San Francisco–based person-to-person room-, apartment- and house-rental startup, has raised $112 million in Series B funding from a group of investors including Russian Internet investor DST Global, General Catalyst and Andreessen Horowitz. AirBnB has raised about $120 million. More details after the fold. Read more »
VIDEO: How Web-Based Sharing Is Driving A Green Economy
While I’ve noticed a bit of a slump in cleantech these days, one of the bright spots has been using the web to share resources, from rooms, to cars to “stuff.” Airbnb’s co-founder Joe Gebbia and RelayRides CEO Shelby Clark, chat with Collaborative Consumption Lab’s Lauren Anderson. Read more »
